Rui Saldanha

Rui Saldanha
Personal information
Full nameRui Ninnian Saldanha
Born (1947-10-21) 21 October 1947
Saligao, Goa, Portuguese India
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionRight half
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1966–1978 Blackheath - -
1969–1970 Durham University - -
1972 Oxford University - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1966 Kenya -
– Great Britain -
1969–1978 England -

Rui Ninnian Saldanha (born 21 October 1947) is a British former field hockey player who represented Kenya, England and Great Britain at international level.

He was part of the British team that competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and later played for England at the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.[1][2]

Early life and education

Saldanha was born in Saligao, Goa, then part of Portuguese India, and was educated at St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bengaluru.[3] He subsequently lived in Kenya, where he was selected for the national hockey team and represented the country at a tournament in Hamburg in 1966.[4][3]

After moving to England, Saldanha studied medicine for a year at the London Hospital Medical College and played his hockey for Blackheath.[5] He later switched to an honours course in economics and psychology at Durham University, where he was a member of Hatfield College, graduating in 1971.[6][5]

In addition to representing Durham at hockey he served as president of the Durham University Athletic Union.[5] He continued his education at the University of Oxford.[7]

Hockey career

After representing Kenya in 1966, Saldanha went on to play internationally for England from 1969. He was also selected for Great Britain and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[7]

Saldanha continued to represent England during the 1970s and was selected for the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.[8]

Personal life

Saldanha later worked for the New York Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa. In May 1989, he married Indian actress and former Miss India Persis Khambatta at the Polk County Courthouse.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rui Saldanha Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Eminent Old Boys & Girls". St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bengaluru. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "U.A.U. hockey team for Crosby". Liverpool Echo. 21 September 1967. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Durham: Hatfield College Trust. p. 224.
  6. ↑ "Results of Final Examinations held in June 1971". Durham University Gazette (18): 13. 1971. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Rui Saldanha". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Connelly, Sherilyn (2021). Presenting Persis Khambatta: From Miss India to Star Trek—The Motion Picture and Beyond. McFarland. p. 155.
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